Percy Crumblin was one tough cattleman. Sent north by Trevor Smidt in the 80’s Percy would probably have given me short shrift, if it wasn’t for Pam Moore, his artist wife who knew who I was and relished the chance […]
Stories
One of the most enjoyable afternoons I spent in the early 90s was driving around Rockybar with RM, stopping periodically to discuss the individual differences in the faces of his mostly Hereford cattle. Amongst many other of his qualities, in […]
In 1983 when I picked up my brushes and sent my first painting to be framed, I got a call from the painter / framer, Ken Harris. Ken said a doctor from Sydney had come up to purchase a Sir […]
After visiting Sir Patrick Kilvington, I next visited John Cooper of Eight Bells Gallery in Surfers Paradise. John was a mentor to Hugh Sawrey who painted in John’s studio. John was extremely excited as he viewed my paintings; however, because […]
Brought up on a busy stock route, Philip Richmond reconnected with the dust, shouts and cracking stock whips of his childhood. The need to capture and express these feelings in oils, acrylics and water colours followed his first circumnavigation of Australia in 1981.
In relation to the opening of the Hall of Fame, Phil received the below letter from R.M. Williams: Dear Phil, Thank you kindly for the opportunity to look over your work, I find it very interesting in fact I would go […]